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It is really hard to craft a good short story. I though this one was fascinating.

Man, time flies..................

I disagree with the standard rightwing characterization of black people as dysfunctional, whining, malcontents, who just want to blame whites and society for all our problems. And it's utter nonsense to suggest we need to emulate other ethnic groups in order to make it. Our experience of injustice and deprivation is unique. Yet we have made progress since the 1960s. But racism and an unjust economy that harms all working people still pose a challenge. When it comes to reparations it's not a question of merit, We should have got forty acres and mule along with money after Slavery. We didn't. The problem with reparations now is threefold : 1. They will not change the way the system works to deprive us rights, opportunities, or material wellbeing. The economy, criminal justice system, schools, community development practices, and mass media have to be reformed otherwise we will continue to lag behind and suffer the consequences of inequality such as lower life expectancy, poor health outcomes, higher levels of poverty, unemployment, financial instability, and unsafe communities. 2. Reparations if paid will let whites and the system off the hook. Congress and Corporate America will declare the race problem solved. It will be nearly impossible to raise concerns about other problems and get action taken because they will wrongly claim " they paid " so there's no reason to consider any further claims. 3. Reparations will be the biggest stimulus package for White dominated Corporate America in history. We don't need reparations. We need more and better.

The *illegal* immigrants are being boarded on buses and sent to cities like Washington DC, New York City and Chicago. Nobody seems to be asking the real questions: 1) Why are the migrants being sent to these particular US cities instead of deported 2) Why aren't migrants being sent to states like Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas 3) Who is paying the bill for the migrants food, clothing and shelter First, if US truly wanted to secure the border, there is no shortage of resources i.e. manpower, technology and building materials. More importantly, immigration is a political football that shows both parties are two sides of the same coin. Democrats and Republicans are complicit in maintaining the system of racism white supremacy. The number of people crossing the border *illegally* is irrelevant. The fact that migrants are able to walk into the US without being deported regardless of the party in power is proof that both parties are in agreement with letting it happen. The border wall is a shame and a ruse. Nothing more than a distraction. Meanwhile, border patrol agents are cutting razor wire in order for migrants to pass through safely. The Governors of Florida and Texas are chartering buses to take migrants on all expense paid vacations to cities with a huge Black population. White folks know their numbers are shrinking. They cannot reproduce fast enough to remain a majority of the population. As a result, *illegal* immigrants are being allowed into the US to offset the Black population. Immigrants do not carry the historical baggage as AfroAmericans. The immigrants are not a by-product of and/or a reminder of America's greatest sin....slavery. Erasing Black history from the books and distorting the population is part of white folks' plan to deal with their AfroAmerican problem and maintain power.😎